Reconstruction Era

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The purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau was to

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Provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

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In American history, the term “Reconstruction” refers to

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Federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.

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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war? (Options: Civil War, Vietnam War, World War II, American Revolution)

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Civil War

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Which of these is the BEST example of Federal assistance to freed slaves following the Civil War? Wade-Davis Bill, The White League, Freedman’s Bureau, Thirteenth Amendment.

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Freedman’s Bureau

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In 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the capitals of the Reconstruction states. What was an effect of this decision?

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Subversive groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Redeemers regained control of politics in the southern states.

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Which President saw the end of the Reconstruction Era?

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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The “Compromise of 1877” regarding the election dispute between Hayes and Tilden is BEST characterized by which of these facts?

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Southern Democrats wanted federal troops withdrawn from the South and voting rights for the freedmen decided by state governments.

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Andrew Johnson was impeached because: Southern States did not trust him., He removed a member of his cabinet., Democrats considered him a traitor., He violated the Civil Rights Act of 1865.

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He removed a member of his cabinet.

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With which era of American history is this image MOST closely associated? Prohibition era, The Civil War era, Abolition era, Reconstruction era

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Reconstruction era

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Which act denied the President the power to remove from office anyone who had been appointed by a past President without the advice and consent of the Senate?

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The Tenure of Office Act